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Gearing up for a fourth of July celebration for many means a last-minute trip to the grocery store.

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Just two days before he was supposed to face trial, a Jessup man has pleaded guilty to killing his brother.

A community in Lackawanna County found a special way to honor two young people who passed away within days of each other in 2007.

Carole Coccodrilli, public relations chair for the St. Ubaldo Society in Jessup, said La Festa dei Ceri, or "Race of the Saints," which takes place Saturday is a wonderful event for the community.

Carole Coccodrilli remembers begging her father to bring back La Festa dei Ceri, Jessup's yearly celebration of saints imported from Gubbio, Italy.

Two Common Pleas Court judges -- one from Allegheny County, the other from Philadelphia County -- and an assistant Allegheny County prosecutor were poised to compete for three seats on the state Superior Court in the fall general election.

When Sal Maiolatesi watched his winery burn the evening of Sept. 21, 2007, he didn't imagine that the year would also be remembered as his best vintage to date.

The Lackawanna County commissioners mulled options to improve the county's long-term economic stability at Wednesday morning's meeting.

Two women are charged with stealing from a pharmacy in Lackawanna County. Police said one took drugs and the other took drugs and thousands of dollars in cash.

PPL has announced plans to build a 500-kilovolt transmission line from Berwick to New Jersey.

The last Roman Catholic school in Wayne County, in northeastern Pennsylvania, is closing.

A Jessup man accused of driving under the influence led five police cars on a 10-minute slow speed chase across town before surrendering at 1 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Newswatch 16 has confirmed that a defense contractor in Lackawanna County has laid off 31 workers.

Blakely Club meeting: The Blakely Papa Bear Club will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Shopa-Davey VFW Post, 123 Electric St., to discuss membership and events for the new year.

MARRIAGE LICENSES a- Gabriel O. Williams and Roque Rossella, both of Scranton. a- John Bernard Holland and Geraldine B. Balendy, both of Scranton.

Sarah Durst gave birth to daughter Erica Gower at 12:59 a.m. on New Year's Day, delivering 2009's first baby in Lackawanna County and the region.

Some call kielbasa a "smoking" hot holiday item for Christmas Day dinners and it's flying off store shelves! With her hands full of what she calls "a must have holiday item" Barbara Zinksy of Justus made sure ...

Archbald Santa visit: Santa will visit with children and distribute gifts Saturday, 11 to 11:30 a.m., at East Side Hose Company 4, 458 Salem Road, then distribute gifts with his helpers on Engine 21-4 and ...